I started Microstock photography in March 2006 as an experiment to see what was avalible on the internet. After a few false starts, I stumbled across Shutterstock. Once I found this, i was off and was amazed at what could be done and how much could be earned of photographs that would normally just sit on my hard drive.
After a lot of trial and error I have determined which sites are the ones to submit to (either due to good sales or easy upload) and have figured out a workflow to ensure that I spend as little time as possible on the computer.
The majority of my photos are "travel" photos which in general are not the top selling photos. However, since I have started, I have been able to pay off the camera from earnings alone. You can see my photos here.
Since May 2006, I have been keeping a blog which I update monthly top show which sites produce me the most money. While the results are personal, they are typical of how the sites would perform for you. I have also started adding more posts recently which provide updates on industry news. You can see my blog here.
I alos plan of providing a brief summary of each of the sites I submit. I have not started this yet so there is no point looking. You can see my review of the sites I submit to here.
CJPhoto
Updated 21/5/2007
